Ukraine
Ukraine is located in Southeast Europe and borders Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Belarus. It has an extensive southern coastline with the Azov and Black Seas. Its seaports include Odessa, Kherson, Berdyansk and Mariupol. On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014. Russia now controls the Azov Sea and occupies the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. It has also blockaded all Ukrainian Black Sea ports which are currently closed to all shipping. (Updated 24.06.2022)
Ferries are endangered species in the Black Sea
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 5, 2024 – The once booming ferryboat services market in the Black Sea is almost extinct. Out of more than 10...
€2.5 bln for resilience and safety of EU transport network
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – The European Commission (EC) opened the 2024 Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) – Transport call...
11th attempt to sell Ukraine’s Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi port failed
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – The 11th attempt to sеll Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi...
Taman ammonia terminal to receive first ship in November
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) September 27, 2024 – The long-delayed TogliattiAzot terminal for transshipment of ammonia and fertilisers in Russia’s Black...
Second tour of NATO anti-mine operation in Black Sea
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – NATO members Bulgaria, Turkey and Romanian launched the second tour of their Mine Countermeasures Naval...
New Russian missile strike on Odesa port
Odesa, Russia (Ports Europe) September 21, 2024 – A Russian strike with an Iskander-M mobile short-range ballistic missile on September 20 damaged the...
Ship hit by a Russian missile last week docks at the Port of Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 20, 2024 – The ship hit by a Russian missile last week has docked at the Romanian port of Constanta on...
Russian navy escapes from Novorossiysk, but where to?
Gelendzhik, Russia (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – The Russian Black Sea navy is on the run again, leaving the country’s largest port of...
Over 100 sea mines in Black Sea found – U.S. Navy
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – The U.S. Navy has reported that over 100 sea mines have been located by US military reconnaissance...
Update: Russian missile hits ship with Ukrainian grain in Black Sea
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – Russia’s strategic bombers hit a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier with a missile during...
Cargo turnover of Ukrainian ports up in August 2024
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – In August 2024, cargo turnover of Ukrainian ports was 7 million tons, more than twice as much as in...
Russia hits ship with Ukrainian grain in Black Sea
Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Russia’s strategic bombers hit a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier with a missile...
Rostov-on-Don port oil storage is also burning after Ukrainian drones attack
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – The Atlas oil storage facility in Russia’s river/sea port of Rostov-on-Don was attacked by...
Update: BMF Port Burgas vs Romanian government for Moldova’s Giurgiulesti Port
Giurgiulesti, Moldova (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – The Romanian government approved on August 28 the start of negotiations with the European Bank for...
Update: Romania wants to buy Moldova’s Giurgiulesti port from EBRD
Giurgiulesti, Moldova (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – The Romanian government has approved the start of negotiations with the European Bank for...
Update: Kavkaz port still closed after fuel ferry for occupied Crimea sank
Kavkaz, Russia (Ports Europe) August 23, 2024 – Russia’s third largest Black Sea port of Kavkaz (Caucasus) continues to be closed after a ferry carrying 30...
Ukraine sinks a ferry carrying fuel to occupied Crimea
Kavkaz, Russia (Ports Europe) August 23, 2024 – A ferry carrying 30 fuel tanks sank in Russia’s Black Sea port of Kavkaz (Caucasus) on August 22 after...
Ukraine exports nearly 60 mln tons of grain in Jan-July 2024
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – From January to July 2024, Ukraine ports exported 59.9 million tonnes of grain. According to the Ukrainian...
Valenciaport increases Ukrainian grain handling
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – Imports of Ukrainian grain has increased 123% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last...
Storage of fuels banned in Kavkaz port, last railway ferry lost
Kavkaz, Russia (Ports Europe) July 28, 2024 – Russia’s Federal Security Service (the successor of the Soviet KGB) has banned the storage of fuels and...